THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
(DR. S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Details are given in Annexure.
(c) & (d): Prasar Bharati has informed that there is a request from Arunachal Pradesh
Government for introduction of regional news bulletins in Hindi and English. No other State
Governments have made such requests.
(e) & (f): The proposal for introduction of regional news bulletins in Hindi and English from
AIR, Itanagar has been approved. The process of empanelment of Casual News Reader – cum-
Translators (NRTs) is in progress and the bulletins will start in August 2009, after the
empanelment process is over.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3281 FOR
ANSWER ON 28.07.2009.
REGIONAL NEWS BULLETINS IN HOME SERVICES FOR REGIONAL NEWS UNITS (RNUs)
Sl. No. Station No. of TimingsHrs. Languate/Dialect Bulle- tins
ANDHRA PRADESH
1 Hyderabad 3 1310-13201750-18001815-1825 Telugu Urdu Telugu
2. Vijayawada 2 0645-06551320-1330 Telugu Telugu
ANDEMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
3. Port Blair 2 0705-07151900-1905 Hindi Hindi
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
4. Itanagar 11 0620-06250640-06450715- Tagin Apatani Adi Galo Miju 07201545-15501605-16101625- Mishmi Khampti Wancho Idu 16301700-17051720-17251740- Tangsa Nocte Adi Nyshi 17451830-18351900-1905
ASSAM
5. Dibrugarh 1 1800-1805 Assamese
6. Guwahati 6 0850-09001845-18552125- Assamese Assamese Assamese 21301640-16501545- Bodo Karbi Nepali (Byweekly) 15551515-1525
7. Silchar 4 0735-07401730-17351800- Bengali Manipuri Dimasa Bengali 18051950-2000
BIHAR
8. Patna 5 0830-08401510-15151515- Hindi Hindi Urdu Maithili Hindi 15201815-18201930-1940
CHATTISGARH
9. Raipur 2 1800-18051911-1921 Chattisgarhi Hindi
GOA
10 Panaji 2 0725-07301920-1930 Konkani Konkani
GUJARAT
11. Ahmedabad 3 0705-07151425-14301910-1920 Gujarati Gujarati Gujarati
12 Bhuj 2 0650-06551825-1830 Gujarati Gujarati
HARYANA & PUNJAB
13 Chandigarh 4 1305-13101310-13151810- 18201820-1830 Hindi Punjabi Hindi Punjabi
HIMACHAL PRADESH
14. Shimla 3 0915-09201800-18051950-2000 Hindi Hindi Hindi
JAMMU & KASHMIR
15. Jammu 4 0920-09301230-12351700- 17101815-1825 Dogri Dogri Gojri Dogri
16. Kargil 2 1725-17301930-1935 Purgee Purgee
17. Leh 2 0905-09101915-1925 Ladhaki Ladhaki
18. Srinagar 9 0920-09250925-09301230- Kashmiri Urdu Urdu Kashmiri 12351235-12401750- Gojri Balti Kashmiri Urdu Urdu 18001920-19301930- 19401940-19552305-2310
JHARKHAND
19. Ranchi 7 0830-08401900-19101920- Hindi Hindi Nagpuri(W) Kurukh(W) 19251925-19301930-19351935- Mundari(W) Ho(W) Santhali (W) 19401940-1945
KARNATAKA
20 Bangalore 2 1430-14351840-1850 Kannada Kannada
21 Dharwad 1 0705-0715 Kannada
Kerala
22 Kozhikode 2 0645-06551230-1240 Malyalam Malyalam
23 Thiruvan- anthapuram 2 1230-12401820-1830 Malyalam Malyalam
Madhya Pradesh
24. Bhopal 2 1420-14251910-1920 Hindi Hindi
25. Indore 1 0705-0715 Hindi
MAHARASHTRA
26 Aurangabad 2 0650-07000840-0845 Marathi Urdu
27. Mumbai 5 1345-13501900-19101035- 10401815-18201945-1950 Marathi Marathi Marathi Marathi Marathi
28. Nagpur 1 1850-1900 Marathi
29. Pune 1 0710-0720 Marathi
MANIPUR
30. Imphal 9 0730-07401200-12051600- Manipuri Manipuri Hamar Paite 16061620-16261640-16461700- Kabuli Thadou Mao Tangkhul 17071730-17361750- Manipuri 17571930-1945
MEGHALAYA
31 Shillong 5 0740-07550830-08351805- 18151840-18501950-2000 Khasi English Gairo Jaintia Khasi
MIZORAM
32 Aizwal 2 0730-07401830-1840 Mizo Mizo
NAGALAND
33 Kohima 17 0550-06000620-06300650- Sangtam Yimchungru Konyak 07000720-07250835- Nagamese Khiamnugan Phom 08450905-09150935- Chang Zeliang Kuki Rengma 09451005-10151500-15101530- Sema Lotha Chakhesang 15401600-16101630-16401700- Ao Angami Nagamese English 17101730-17401800-18101910- 19201920-1930
ORISSA
34. Cuttack 3 0750-07101432-14421845-1855 Oriya Oriya Oriya
PUDUCHERRY
35. Puducherry 1 1810-1820 Tamil
RAJASTHAN
36. Jaipur 4 0900-09051230-12351830- Hindi Hindi Hindi Rajasthani 18401950-1900
SIKKIM
37. Gangtok 3 1840-18451845-18501850-1855 Nepali Lepcha Bhutia
TAMILNADU
38 Chennai 2 0645-06551830-1840 Tamil Tamil
39 Tiruchirapalli 1 1345-1355 Tamil
TRIPURA
40 Agartala 4 0735-07400740-07451945- Bengali Kokborok Kokborok Bengali 19551955-2005
UTTRANCHAL
41 Dehradun 1 1830-1840 Hindi
UTTAR PRADESH
42 Gorakhpur 3 0720-07301725-17301800-1805 Hindi Bhojpuri Hindi
43 Lucknow 2 1310-13151920-1930 Urdu Hindi
WEST BENGAL
44. Kolkata 12 0620-06300735-07450915- Bengali Bengali Bengali Bengali 09251010-10151230-12351340- Bengali Bengali Bengali Santhali 13451625-16301810-18201835- Bengali Bengali Bengali Bengali 18381950-20002010-20152200- 2210
45 Kurseong 1 1850-1900 Nepali
